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Clinton's Broken Promise to the American Family
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CURRENT ISSUES
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5 / 1993 |
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Heidi Scanlon
Heidi Scanlon is director of governmental affairs for the
Christian Coalition in Washington, D.C. |
Candidate Bill Clinton told readers of THE WORLD & I last November that "no debate is more important to the future of our nation than the question of how truly we in America value the health, the wealth, and the faith of our families." Yet his economic policies, and his proposals for radical social engineering, seem almost consciously designed to sap the economic and spiritual strength of our families, which form the foundation of out society.
In 1992, Clinton presented himself as a "new Democrat," touting traditional values and solemnly pledging to rescue Americans from the ravages of high taxes and the recession. In 1993, Clinton cast aside that pretence to reveal the far-left agenda of the old-style liberal-left Democrat he really is, and now calls, not for middle-class tax relief, but for new taxes on anyone with a "family economic income" over $30,000 a year.
With astonishing policy reversals like these, Clinton may have already earned himself a place in history as "President Pinocchio." Every day, it seems, Clinton further distances himself from the key themes of his campaign. And with every new promise he breaks--including his promise not to raise taxes on promise not to raise taxes on most Americans--Clinton reminds the nation's families that they are the chief victims of a cynical political bait-and-switch.
For instance, the typical American family today sends more money to Uncle Sam every year than it spends on food, clothing, transportation, insurance, pension, and entertainment combined. Yet Clinton's $1.5 trillion first budget calls for the largest tax increase in U.S. history--including an energy tax that will heavily burden middle-class and even poor taxpayers.
Unfortunately, families have far more to fear from the Clinton plan than just a $336 billion tax hike. In fact, the Clinton budget (approved in principle by the House of Representatives in a mid-March, party-line vote) will clobber family finances from several different directions.
One striking example: Clinton plans to stiffen the federal tax code's "marriage penalty," which perversely raises the total tax liability of two individuals if they happen to be husband and wife. According to the Wall Street Journal, a single father with one child and an annual income of $12,000 owes no taxes and qualifies for an earned income tax credit of $238; a single mother of two with the same earnings is entitled to a credit of $593. Under current law, if these two
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